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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

EU lawmakers fear Poland will get cash without fixing courts

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A centrist group in the European Union legislature demanded an “urgent” explanation Wednesday amid reports the EU's executive arm was prepared to release billions of euros to Poland's government.

If true, Poland would have access to 36 billion euros (about $39 billion) in pandemic recovery funds even though the nation's populist government has failed to reverse changes to the judicial system that an EU court deemed illegal.

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